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Lesson Plans - 4th Grade

Umoja Mat

Weave a decorative placemat to demonstrate the Kwanzaa principle of umoja or unity among people. Celebrate this modern holiday by reaching out to others.

Principles of Kwanzaa Plaque

Celebrate traditional African values-including family, community, and self-improvement. Display the nguzo saba, the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa Window Book

Display the 7 principles of Kwanzaa in a one-of-a-kind accordion window book.

Kwanzaa Symbol Strips

Learn about Kwanzaa and traditional Adinkra weaving patterns used on Kente cloth.

Habari Gani? — What’s the News?

Habari Gani? Those Swahili words, meaning What’s the News?, may soon become as familiar a holiday message as Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Happy New Year. For Habari Gani? is the ritual greeting of Kwanzaa and Kwanzaa is the world’s fastest growing holiday.